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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson — WisdomDeck honest review

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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe

by Niall Ferguson

Why disasters, from plagues to Chernobyl to COVID, are political failures as much as natural ones. Erudite and digressive.

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you want a history of catastrophe and response.

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Skip it if…

you want a focused COVID book.

Try instead: The Great Degeneration →

Three things you will actually use

Disasters are networks events.
Bureaucracy fails at the middle.
Prepare generally.

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Read the chapter on gray rhinos and black swans.

Our verdict

Ferguson on catastrophe.

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